Will Murray est un auteur américain spécialisé dans la fiction populaire. Sa production prolifique comprend plus de 50 romans, souvent publiés sous divers pseudonymes, allant des séries d'action et d'aventure à la science-fiction. Murray est un expert de la littérature pulp, et son travail puise souvent dans cet héritage riche, notamment ses contributions aux aventures emblématiques de Doc Savage. Il est connu pour sa narration captivante et sa capacité à redonner vie à des héros pulp classiques pour les lecteurs contemporains.
An ultrasecret State Department mission code-named Moonwinx propels Doc Savage from the winter streets of Manhattan to the icy waters of the Arctic Sea... and into the frozen heart of Soviet Russia. Marked for death by the Kremlin and on a collision course with a nemesis more vile and vicious than any he has faced before, the Man of Bronze battles an assassin known only as the Red Widow, a master of disguise and a mistress of pain--as well as a venomous human spider poised to pounce without warning....
A desperate plea for help plunges Doc Savage into a maelstrom of horror aboard the Hong Kong-bound liner Mandarin, where the depraved minions of the phantom predator, Quon, hold sway. As innocent passengers succumb to the insidious Jade Fever, and ghostly talons pursue Doc's beautiful cousin, Patricia, the mighty Man of Bronze races to solve a riddle that defies reason.For deep in the spider-haunted ruins of faraway Cambodia broods a twisted, armless gargoyle with a cold face of jade--The Jade Ogre--whose power to project his deadly, disembodied arms to any place on earth makes him the most dangerous foe Doc Savage has ever confronted!
One of the most talented authors to be recruited to write for Black Mask Magazine following the departure of Dashiell Hammett, Stewart Sterling made a lasting impression on readers with his initial series character, Johnny Hi undercover police agent K-Five who battled gambling rackets during the Great Depression.Never before reprinted, this popular series jump-started Sterling’s writing career which covered spans of time in radio, TV, and hardcovers, along with writing some of pulpdom’s most popular heroes, the Black Bat and The Spider. Collecting all 8 stories, along with an all-new introduction by Will Murray.
Celebrating the unique role of aunts and uncles, this guide offers nearly 190 fun and quirky activities designed to foster positive relationships with nieces and nephews. It encourages engaging experiences that parents might overlook, such as playful antics and creative projects. The book is perfect for anyone looking to leave a lasting impact on children, making it an ideal gift for those wanting to step into the fun and slightly zany world of being an awesome aunt or uncle.
Why did a desperate man shave his head before visiting Doc Savage headquarters, only to be struck down, his pulsing brain turned to inert stone? What sinister secret did his strange slaying silence? And how was a lizard-green shadow resembling Medusa branded on Doc's office wall? These are only some of the questions confronting the Man of Bronze as he pursues a grisly trail of petrified corpses to post-Prohibition Chicago, whose criminal underworld is being terrorized by a serpent-haired demon engaged in a seemingly senseless slaughter spree whose ultimate target will shake Doc Savage's men to their core. Suspects are many, clues baffling. Death and danger lurks everywhere they turn-symbolized by the silhouette of a faceless Gorgon. From the concrete canyons of Manhattan to the coal fields of Illinois, Doc Savage tracks a phantom fiend the likes of which he has never before hunted. Or is he the one being hunted?
Two new Doc Savage novels in one volume! Prospecting in the Wyoming badlands, Patricia Savage spies a man swimming in circles-high in a cloudless sky! After he falls to his death, the dead swimmer is discovered soaked to the skin. Who is he? How did he manage to swim through thin air? These are the questions Pat sets out to answer when her cousin, the famous scientist-adventurer Doc Savage, diagnoses her account as a hallucination caused by altitude sickness. But when the bronze-skinned girl vanishes, the Man of Bronze is forced to take action. From the Bighorn Mountains to Devils Tower, Doc Savage and his mighty crew race against time to avert an impending tragedy created by a nebulous devil in human form who calls himself Mr. Calamity. Plus, The Valley of Eternity. A letter from Doc Savage's long-dead father thrusts the Man of Bronze into a personal quest that will change his life. And only Pat Savage can guide him.
BEAST-GOD VERSUS APE-MAN The year was 1933. Filmmaker Carl Denham had captured the stupendous monster he had dubbed "King" Kong. But that was only the beginning. Denham was determined to get the dethroned ruler of Skull Mountain Island back to America, and cash in on the greatest wild animal capture in human history. The saga of how Kong was taken in chains from his Indian Ocean kingdom to New York City has never been told. In order for the cargo freighter Wanderer to make the long transit to the Atlantic, she is forced to circumnavigate Africa-jungle home of the legendary Tarzan of the Apes! Here is the long-anticipated clash between the Monarch of Skull Island and Lord of the Jungle. When the largest anthropoid who ever lived encounters the savage superman raised by the great apes, will they make peace-or war?
The Writers of the Purple Wage have long since taken the last trail into dusty memory. But, now, they live again to retell tall tales of those distant days when they helped forge the fabled West of American Imagination. They're all here! *The Popular hacks! *The Spicy bestsellers! *The Thrilling myths! Those amazing million-words-a-year men! True Westerners born on the Range! Broadway cowboys never West of Hoboken! Join Max Brand, Luke Short, Johnston McCulley, Ernest Haycox, Walt Coburn, Frank Gruber, Ryerson Johnson, & a hard-working, fast-drawing posse of freelance fictioneers! And those two-fisted foremen of New York's fiction factories magazine editors Frank Blackwell, Rogers Terrill, Leo Margulies, Robert Lowndes & Fanny Ellsworth! Together, in their own words, these veteran pulpsters & others offer startling inside stories of how they created the mythology of the Golden West! *Blazing action! Savage characterization! Real emotion! Ride with the Old West's top gunhands, greatest pulpsmiths & legendary brands. From Buffalo Bill, Deadwood Dick & Hopalong Cassidy to Gunsmoke & Louis L'Amour, this is their saga. Armed with forgotten interviews, controversial essays & candid letters first not seen in generations, acclaimed pulp historian Will Murray, author of The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage. reveals the epic life & frequent deaths of the Pulp West!
Featuring an expanding array of exhilarating tales, this latest collection of Thrilling Adventure Yarns promises to outshine its predecessors. Readers can expect a diverse mix of gripping narratives that delve into action-packed escapades, showcasing a rich variety of characters and settings. Each story is crafted to engage and entertain, ensuring that fans of adventure will find something new and exciting within its pages.
In "Die Schädelinsel" wird Doc Savage, auch bekannt als der Mann aus Bronze, um Hilfe gebeten, nachdem King Kong von der U.S. Navy getötet wurde. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden entdeckt er Verbindungen zwischen den Legenden und reist zur geheimnisvollen Skull Island, wo er auf prähistorische Giganten und die Ursprünge seiner eigenen Geschichte stößt.
